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Ph.D. Candidate (M.S. to Ph.D. track)
Juan Roldan
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Hypersonic CFD; shocked raindrop instability associated with nuclei
M.S. Thesis — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2024–2026)
"Numerical Investigation of Shock-Induced Deformation of Bubble-Laden Droplets"
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2026
Effect of Entrapped Non-condensable Gas on Shock-Driven Droplet Deformation: Implications for Hypersonic Rain Environments
JP Roldan, B Cavainolo, R Shannon, GA Jaramillo, S Grace, M Kinzel
27th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies …, 2026
2025
Development of an Exploding Wire Facility to Study Shock Propagation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
EM Yoerg, JP Roldan, D Tuten, M Potash, R Harrison, KJ Durst, et al.
AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 0015, 2025